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Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
With a killer hot on her heels and no one left to trust, Abigail Holland, armed with a map leading to the location of a priceless treasure, convinces renowned explorer Gage Logan to help her, and together they walk straight into the dark heart of danger--and passion.
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
1951 [c1950]
Description
James George Frazer attempted to define the shared elements of religious belief and scientific thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into 20th-century culture. His thesis is that old religions were fertility cults that revolved around the worship and periodic sacrifice of a sacred king. Frazer proposed that mankind progresses from magic...
Author
Publisher
Thunder's Mouth Press
Pub. Date
2004
Description
"13" brings together forgotten history and unknown facts about unlucky 13 to create the compelling story of the rise of a single belief. It is also a book about superstition in general--why people believe what they believe and why they stop believing when they do.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2022].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Going to a football game? Wish the players on the latest Madden NFL game cover a little extra luck. And see if you can spot the 12th Man at a Texas A&M game-they should be easy to find. But first, gear up to discover the ins and outs of good fun and good luck in football. With engaging text and striking photos, this book will delight young sports fan with some of the best and weirdest practices on the field and in the stands"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Going to a basketball game? Give Elena Delle Donne a few extra seconds to say a few words before her free throw. And watch out for toilet paper at John Brown University's first home game. But first, take time out to learn the ins and outs of good fun and good luck in basketball. With engaging text and striking photos, this book will delight young sports fan with some of the best and weirdest practices on the court and in the stands"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Going to a baseball game? Don't expect the teams to care about a rookie's first home run. But do watch for Bryce Harper's bat tapping ritual each time he's up for bat. But first, slide into the ins and outs of good fun and good luck in baseball. With engaging text and striking photos, this book will delight young sports fan with some of the best and weirdest practices on the field and in the stands"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Marc Brown Arthur chapter book volume 30
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Brain does not believe in superstition, but when he tries to prove that superstitions are nonsense he starts finding bad luck everywhere he turns.
11) Superstitious
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 14
Description
A horror tale on campus starring Sara Morgan, a psychology student who marries Liam Morgan, a visiting professor of folklore. At first she is amused by his interest in the supernatural, but amusement turns to terror when mutilation murders of women begin.
Author
Series
Dragon Slayers' Academy volume 13
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Upon superstitious headmaster Mordred's orders, the returning students and new lasses of Dragon Slayers' Academy deck themselves in lucky charms on Friday the thirteenth, but luck may not help when a wicked dragon arrives seeking revenge.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2003
Description
The cheer of a crackling hearth fire. Colorful cards from friends and loved ones. An evergreen tree festooned with ornaments. The golden traditions of Christmas-gifts, wreaths, stockings, carols, mistletoe, and more-infuse our celebration of the season with meaning and glowing memories. And, in ways you may not realize, they point us to the birth of Christ. Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas reveals the people, places, and events that...
16) Bad luck Lola
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Lola cracks a mirror, she is not worried at first, but when one unlucky thing after another happens, Lola slowly becomes convinced she is cursed.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr. Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to house a group of prisoners suffering from the disease in the caves beneath his new Cornish home. While he devotes himself to his controversial medical trials, Louise finds herself increasingly discomfited...
18) Mephisto
Author
Publisher
Minedition ; published by Michael Neugebauer Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Mephisto the black cat lives apart from other cats. Shunned by the townspeople for being a harbinger of bad luck, he never gets to sit inside by the fireplace like the tomcats do. Instead he dodges constant insults and abuse. He decides to leave behind the world of humans for a peaceful life in the country, but once winter comes and he returns to the city, the townspeople find that they need him, after all. Still, nothing is as important to Mephisto...
19) They believed that?: a cultural encyclopedia of superstitions and the supernatural around the world
Author
Publisher
ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"An encyclopedia that contains a selection of some of the most important, interesting, influential, or simply bizarre beliefs held by people from pole to pole"--
"This book is devoted to those human beliefs that fall in the "gray zone" between science, religion, and everyday life-call them superstitious, supernatural, magical, or just wrong. In an often incomprehensible world where lightning or plague could end life quickly or drought could condemn...
20) Melmoth: a novel
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Formats
Description
"It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts--or, at least, refuge. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she...
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